Deputy Procurement Manager
Current• Successfully negotiated with over 50 active suppliers, achieving annual savings of $100K on materials for Cargo, Airframe Barriers, and Restraint Nets used in Airbus, Boeing, A400M, and other aircraft models.• Negotiated with key suppliers to revise payment term from Advance Payment to Net 30 Days for 4% suppliers. • Authorizing Purchase Orders promptly following a demand review. • Raising Purchase Orders in response to the Airbus Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) and consistently achieving 100% On-Time Delivery Performance by closely monitoring and coordinating deliveries with Amsafe Bridport, Sri Lanka.• Seeking suppliers for new materials needed for Customers’ new products as well as new Customers’ products.• Maintaining raw material inventory at the desired level of $5M in every month-end by executing pull forwards and push outs of purchase orders constantly.• Submitted productivity proposals worth $70K to Senior Management and enacted them promptly.• Submitting weekly and monthly reports to the Management accurately.• Scrutinizing invoices for price discrepancies and rectifying them with suppliers before processing payments.• Enhanced suppliers’ Delivery Performance by 30% and maintaining over 98% performance by holding weekly meetings with suppliers. • Submitting supplier responses to the Compliance team on compliance of conflict minerals, country of origin, Russian-origin iron and steel, etc., on time. • Gained $10K credits for rejects as well as replacements by negotiating with suppliers constantly.• Leading a team of 03 employees and developing their professionalism through trainings.